Posted on 02/09/2011 4:19:57 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The multi-million dollar Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal floated by India will not be awarded on political grounds, Defence Minister A K Antony said Wednesday.
“There won’t be any political decision on the acquisition of the fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force. No political interference will be there while finalising the deal,” Antony told reports here.
He said the final decision in this regard will be based on staff (IAF) evaluation report and user trials. “No other consideration would be there,” he said while addressing the media during the 8th Aero India 2011 in Bangalore.
The Minister said that the process of acquiring the 126 combat fighters for IAF was proceeding very well and by next financial year, India will announce the winner for the contract worth over $10 billion
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This report from the Carnegie Endowment says different.
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